The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-16
KATE FOWLER'S CITY.
A REVISED MAP OF BUSY LIFE THEREIN
Faithful County Commissioners 80.
Good Farmcrs---Oafs and Rcd Clo-
yer Seed Going Into the Grouhd---
SicknesS..ExceIlent Officer Return
eli From an official Tour.

NIxErY.SIx. s. c.. February Is, 1sI.
County Commissioner Liles was in town
last week on business. Mr.. iites makes Q
fine officer and the affairs OF the county. arc
safe III his hands. III" bought some kaflll
corn seed. lie informs us that none of the
cereals half 80 profitable rs kalilr; 'iiat II
can l'c used for every purpose inat ihula', ,,,
corn can be used for. He planted it last ye;'l
and will plant more largely this year. II Enn
>hould meet with Mr.. Lites, talk to him
about il.
charge of 4 squad of hands on the new r;li''
road.
We met Mr.. John Co;h.an Il few days ago.
His Western experience il wGndcrlu!, but he
Fifteen or twenty loaded ears were received
at Nincty.SX las; week. This docs MOI speak
volumes for the farmers, but shows that the
merchants are selling stacks o: goods.
DR.. q. +. =. Wright, surgeon dentist rom 20
lum,a IS in town. prcpa cd for business.
1t. WAS Mr.. l.. =. kinard, who lost the brown
ovnrco;:t at the last stock fair. The dcscrlp-
ion of ;hc scrt!emanm n ron GrHen%on" WOO IS cor
Mr f.. ]. rlowden and three Q! her cmil-
drea Il. = proStratCd V I'll typhoid fever. We
wonder ii .ir. John NJ. Taylor and family car
ticd ihc few, to Green wood They moved up
>om, time IL the early part of January.
Mr.. y. l.. Hnghcy. Of Greenwood, was IN
,own i:ist week. Mr.. liughey has the reputa-
tion Of being the best iarln%r IN ms tnwhsn,p'
ur'.ay that weighed thirty pounds, sent as Il
present from Col. w. y. ttscy. OF -. Georges,
:. e., To Capt T.. NJ. Sirscomb. 1t was men
>trr aud excited no little wonder al,t cola
mcnt. We suppose il WAS fine eating; h.,
you could not prove il by us. as We did MOI
Dartahc.
Mr.. j. Mac Turner has turned his attention
to farming.
CO.. Alex. Stewart, of Greenvillc, is in town
looking after his Cambridge farm.
AT lie last meeting of the Eureka Lodge
No. A. \. +. NJ, Fellow Craft Joseph :. VII
Il ,lNl lip,f n
ter Mason. Old Eureka is tiourishing, and as
officers and members are determined 10 max
it the banner lodge of Upper South Carolina.
Col. W. {. MCGOWAN Is having Il large area
of Ills Saluda plantation near Ninety-S'N
<own down in oats. This is, VIC think. very
wise, as ii has been sown i'll cotton aud corn
ror n number CT years. Rotation in crops Is
lie plan. ,
and other grasses. He is getting the name OF
being one Of thc>beSt farmers in the county.
McSsrs. LeaveIl & Gage. Of GreehwooG.
have erecc cd over the grave OF Mrs. ilacketi
in Elmwood cemetery at this place one of the
handSOmcst monuments that it has hecn
our pleasure TO examine. McSirS. LcaFcll
Il Gage are thoroughly masters of their trade,
and we commend them To those In want ol
tonlbs to mark The graves of their friends.
Mr.. J.. VI. Pouches children have measles.
The oats Sown since Christmas have come
up nicely. and the planter is hopeful OF nav
irg something for the plow stock DesidcS
Western corn.
You made me say in the last weeks paper
that Mr. j. r. Turner was still buying cattle
when intended TO say, still buying cotton.
Catarrh of the stomach Il new name for ty-
phoid fever. NinetySiX fever is also a new
maine for typhoid. The same remedies, how
ever, can be used for all three of these dis.
eases. so says some OF our resident physl-
clans
Col James Ii. Rice, superintendent OF Ed
ucation. arrived ut home on yesterday cvr.
ming after an arduous, 1atising trip 10 eight
counties. often speaking twice day. He
looks little hin, but we trust n few days
recreation at Ninety Six will suniciently re-
cuperate him. Col Rice has struck the key
note and the Ne,c6er,Y Herald has truthfully
said, "the nan and The office met when he
was elected for the place. EAST END.